“Monster” Kody Scott and The Containment Theory Monster: The Autobiography of an L. A. Gang Member, by Sanyika Shakur (aka Monster Kody Scott), tells the life story of a young black man who lived the life of a gangbanger from the ages of eleven to twenty seven. His story starts with living the life of a gangbanger and ends with a transformation to a member of the New African Independence Movement. Monster Kody, or more …showed first 75 words of 2077 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2077 total…gang in the first place?” Many underlying factors led to his behavior, either externally or internally. Since Monster Kody Scott’s inner and outer containment were weak, this can be an explanation for his delinquent behavior and why he committed crime. He was also faced with many pushes and pulls that contributed to his behavior, and delinquency appeared to Kody as being the best solution to the problems that he was faced to deal with.